Call for Paper
8TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF ALTER – EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR DISABILITY RESEARCH
Cologne, Germany, 5 – 6 September 2019
Disability is a multidimensional phenomenon: it is understood as a lived experience, a social practice, a cultural trope and an international policy issue. A growing body of scholars investigates disability as a historical, social, political and cultural construction. In the age of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), discourses on disability can be traced throughout a multiplicity of histories, narratives, practices and policies. The existing landscape of innovative disability research and political interventions consists of a broad spectrum of theoretical concepts, methodological and empirical approaches and ethical foundations, and draws from the political and social sciences, historical research as well as the cultural studies approaches.
This conference aims to contribute to the thriving discourse of international, comparative and transdisciplinary disability research. It offers a platform for debates and conversations between regions, disciplines and theoretical perspectives. It presents an opportunity for exchange between young scholars and senior researchers in disability research and critical disability studies.
The programme will be organised according to the following themes. The call for papers may also include any other topic researchers submit through an original topic session proposal.
European Disability Histories
Disability Movements, Advocacy and Identity Politics in Europe and Beyond
The UN Convention, Citizenship and Human Rights
Disability and Debates about Inclusive Education
Persons with Disabilities in the Labour Market: Present Situations and Future Trends
Persons with Disabilities in the Community: between Segregation and Inclusion
Gender, Ethnicity, Sexuality and Intersectionality
Disability, Migration and the Global South
Disability, (Auto-) Biographical Experiences and First Person Perspectives
Disability in the Arts and in Culture
Disability, the Body and Embodiment
Accessibility, Technologies and Materiality
Disability Law and Legal Studies
Methods in Disability Research
Please upload your abstract and session proposal before 20 January 2019.
Your abstract should include a detailed description of your presentation (issue addressed, type of data used, analysis, results and main bibliographical references, maximum 300 words). The conference language is English. Video presentations are accepted only in exceptional cases.
You will be notified regarding the acceptance of the abstracts and session proposals by 15 March 2019.
Call and Submission: https://alterconf2019.sciencesconf.org
Deadline: Jan 20th 2019
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